A/N #1: In the intro, I mentioned will be two sets of tales which Lightning and Fang become a couple after either the deaths of both Vanille and Serah or the actions from Vanille and Serah drive them to each other. What I did NOT mention is the order. I went on a not-so-easy route with Lightning and Fang meeting for the first time AFTER the actions from Serah and Vanille causing their respective sister relationships become estranged. You may catch varying behaviors from Serah in the M-rated FLight tale "Elysium" by Risokura and Vanille's dishonesty in the other M-rated FLight tale "Unfaithful" by BlackButterfly1223. I added details from a true crime tale (more later). As always, rate and review. I bring you "My Love…from a Distance"
My Love…from a Distance
"Oh, my goodness…you're both SO big…give it to me! Make me cum on your cock!" is the first thing Lightning hears when she returns home from her latest tour with Yuna and Tifa...along with seeing alcohol bottles, drugs and used condoms. The sight and smell give the pinkette a migraine. With the money Light made from music, Serah wasted it on booze, drugs and sex. This time however, it brings the older Farron to her breaking point.
"SERAH FARRON you get down here this instant!" Lightning yells.
Serah ignores it fast. Lightning checks Serah's room first, only to find that she's not there. Once she gets to her own room to put down her suitcase, she's greeted by three people: two men in between her sister as they're about to ejaculate onto Serah – one of whom the older Farron knows. Lightning is horrified by this and orders all to get out, which the men comply…while Serah, in her intoxicated state, makes a move toward her – with a knife in her right hand.
"C'mon Claire…fuck me…you know you want to..." Serah starts with a slur while waving the knife; knowing she's not in the right state of mind, Lightning cuts her off.
"Are you out of your mind? Just because I'm a lesbian does NOT mean I want to have sex with you! Find a job or leave - I'm sick of you wasting my money!"
"I can do whatever I want with your money!"
"That doesn't mean you can blow MY money! If you keep this up we'll both be homeless, YOU will be in jail AND I lose my career!"
The instant the older pinkette finishes, Serah lunges at Lightning – high, drunk and naked – with the knife. The older Farron, who remembered the self-defense Tifa taught her and Yuna, got the knife out of her hand. She wasted no time calling the police, but that gave the younger Farron time to get the knife back and make another attempt. Lightning was barely able to avoid being stabbed by the time police arrived. Serah and Lightning were taken in for questioning.
At the station Lightning wasn't herself. The older Farron explained she alone lives a Straight Edge lifestyle; the only time Serah could use her funds is for school and other necessary expenses. One of Light's three tattoos (on her inner right thigh) is the 3 X's indicating one is Straight Edge. Light went home. Little did she know Serah hid secrets from her.
It would be this that tears them apart for good.
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"What the fuck is all this, Van? Why is all this shit lying around, and where the fuck did ya get it from? You get down here this instant missy!" Fang yells at her younger foster sister, disgusted with pills and whatever else have you lying out and about.
From birth, Oerba Yun Fang was very strict with not only her diet and exercise habits but also kept her other habits under solid control, unlike Oerba Dia Vanille. Vanille was a slob personified who made sure to NOT find any work and relied on her older foster sister for support in every way you can think of.
As a highly sought-after nutritionist and psychotherapist to celebrities and common folks alike, Fang made sure that they were both taken care of in every sense of the term, especially after meeting in an orphanage in Oerba many years ago as children. This would become something that would become a double edged sword to the brunette in due course of time.
"Why are ya SUDDENLY giving a shit about me, Fang…" Vanille begins, but is quickly cut off by the brunette as she saw how off the redhead was in her current state.
"SUDDENLY? ARE YA OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND? I always cared about your well being, Van! Stop it with these bloody lies!"
"If that's the case, then why did you go down on me the other day?"
"ME?! GOING DOWN ON YOU the other day?! You've really gone mad with that now! Just because I like women and I like ta fuck 'em doesn't mean I want ta fuck ya! Ya're a bloddy liar and ya know it!" Fang finishes, but the timing gave the brunette too little time to register the right fist of the red head coming in her direction. Fang barely moved out of its way and restrained her younger sister without hurting her.
Vanille's banshee level of yelling and erratic behavior from being restrained, despite the brunette not hurting her, was loud enough for a concerned neighbor to call the police as the neighbor was frightened of what could be going on.
Both would go to the station for questioning as to find out just what happened at their home – as a result of the initial investigation, Vanille was arrested and charged while Fang went home.
Fang carried mixed feelings about this; the redhead will have time to think about what she's done to them both while she is in prison, but Fang must also live with the fact she sent Vanille to prison.
The brunette would be surprised by the events that would come her way in the coming months, in both good and bad ways.
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Three months pass from the mess in both households, in which the trials of both Serah Farron and Oerba Dia Vanille are set to go on. A more complete investigation revealed that both women were part of an ongoing and vicious drug ring led by Snow Villiers, one of the two men Lightning caught in her bed when she dealt with Serah that afternoon.
In addition, both women wanted their respective older sister dead solely for their wealth. It was discovered that both the older women demanded that they need to find jobs of their own or find somewhere else to live, so they went through unimaginable means to get rid of them while still have access to their money.
For Serah – it was discovered she dropped out of university five years ago, after meeting Villiers by chance on campus, while Lightning went on her first big tour with her band. One thing led to the next, and her life went on a downward and rapid spiral. How the younger pinkette hid this from her – no one will ever know. Regardless of the outcome to this mess,
Light will have to live with this for the rest of her life. Disappointed that she couldn't stop her sister from doing this, but she had to make a living somehow and someway…in other words, she was stuck between a rock and a hard place due to her musical talents.
With Vanille – she initially met Villiers in a chat room four years ago, before meeting him face to face at a popular coffee house she once frequented. The redhead managed to hack into her sister's bank account to get the funds needed to kickstart her drinking and drug habit and later the drug she would put into Fang's coffee a short time before their final argument (Fang never drank as she was allergic). Once Fang discovered what was really going on with her money she immediately questioned Vanille, prior to doing her own investigation about it and learned the redhead was wasting her hard-earned money to support her habit.
In a twist of fate, both trials were in the same building and on the same floor. Both women pleaded guilty and were given harsh sentences. Lightning was the first to get out of the courtroom, as she was never a fan of waiting. However the media was ruthless, considering her status as a famous musician. Light did everything in her power to not beat the shit out of them. What would surprise her is the other female who cleared a path moments later.
"Excuse me, but are ya from 'The 1980's'? I know I shouldn't ask but it's not every day I see someone famous in the courthouse," the speaker asked, who was the same person who cleared the path.
"Uh…yeah, but I don't have the time to talk. Sorry…" Lightning replied. Her wrist was gently grabbed by the person who wouldn't give up and insisted on accompanying her.
"Come with me! You'll get eaten alive if ya go that way – Oerba Yun Fang's the name, but just call me Fang," the brunette countered, while continuing to hold onto the pinkette's wrist as they were able to get out of the courthouse another way.
"I don't know what else to say but thanks...name's Lightning. Call me Light."
"Anytime, Light. Say…uh…I'm a fan of your music but I want to get to know ya better. Do ya want ta get coffee sometime?" Fang asked with a pleading look in her eyes.
"Uh…sure," Lightning replied with a smile on her face. She just might be what I really need in my life – she might be the woman of my dreams, she thought to herself with a hopeful look on her face.
"Wonderful. Here's my info – that's my office, mobile and home numbers. Call me anytime," Fang replied as she gave the pinkette her business card with a smile.
She is so bloody gorgeous – not only is she famous but she just might be the girl I want ta spend the rest of my life with, Fang added to herself.
Both women went home with a smile.
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It would take two weeks before Lightning called Fang to set the meeting up – she had to sort out legal stuff, but also have time to herself so she can consider moving out of her current home and then get a smaller home. With Fang it was the same – she too had to sort out legal stuff, and wanted to buy an apartment as the home was far too big for one to live in. When they met at the coffee house – it was the same one Vanille went to – Fang noticed how anxiety ridden the pinkette was when they greeted. With tears about to fall down Lightning's face, Fang gave the pinkette a warm but snug hug. Although she initially stiffened at the touch, Lightning relaxed shortly after.
In their first meeting, Fang finds out the pinkette was set up in the same way that she was herself – by her younger sister for money. In addition, Lightning wrote the lyrics to the band's songs as she's a poet, which the lyrics to the songs stem from her poems. It was the lyrics that helped the brunette. It got the brunette to start writing her own, with the goal of one day publishing a book of them – it helped her heal. When asked why she agreed to have coffee, the pinkette explained that she lives a specific lifestyle and one of her tattoos is a symbol of it. Lightning finds out the brunette is a clanswoman by birth but wanted to help people and get them on the right path in life, hence why the brunette pursued the medical field as opposed to becoming a war chief. The fact that Fang is allergic to alcohol made Light even more comfortable with not drinking. Before parting, they agreed to meet at the coffeehouse again at the same time next week.
The next meeting was a miracle. When news broke out of Serah's being in jail and Lightning's status, along with their relation came to the surface, it threatened her career. Yuna and Tifa, being the supportive bandmates that they've always been in regards to Lightning, they both stood by Lightning's side throughout this turn of events. Like the pinkette they weren't aware of what Serah was doing…they went above and beyond by saying that they've offered her temporary shelter until Lightning figures out the next steps – with both her current home and where to move to upon it being sold. As a band, they decided to take two years off – to have time to themselves plus help Lightning in this time of need.
Once Fang learns of this information, she suggested that both Yuna and Tifa join them, with the biggest topic being what Lightning should do with the home that Serah nearly got them kicked out of. Miraculously they all got the pinkette's belongings, photos and awards out of the house and into a spare room in the house that Yuna and Tifa shared with Tifa's fiancé. Yuna convinced Lightning to get out, while Tifa convinced her to sell it as the home was too toxic. Fang had the same dilemma although she debated on offering to Lightning to move in with her for a few months.
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Fang had a meeting on a Saturday two months later with just Yuna and Tifa, to find out more about Lightning, but from their perspective. The two women could tell that Fang has feelings for the pinkette and were relieved that someone sees her as a regular person. They told the brunette what they could while Fang mentioned what she does for a living – something that prompted Yuna to give her a hug, because Lightning likes to date women in the medical field. Tifa revealed to the others that her fiancé Cloud went to Fang about some nutritional stuff a month before and was familiar with Fang's methods but Cloud never mentioned Fang's name. Before parting ways, they tell the brunette that if Light's okay with it, she should move in with the brunette and should be together.
Fang enters her house with a hopeful look on her face. While getting the needed items to make her coffee, she looks at the boxes containing Vanille's belongings. Since the sentence Vanille was given meant she'll be behind bars for the rest of her life, Fang made the decision to donate what she could to a second-hand store, saying that there are others who can benefit from this better than she can. Once the coffee was done she took a seat in the living room but chose to not turn on the TV. Instead, she pulled out a pen, as her book of poems was on the coffee table. It would be the meeting with Yuna and Tifa that inspires Fang to write a song like poem that would express her feelings for the pinkette. However, it would take time until Fang would read that poem to Light.
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Lightning paces back and forth in the room Yuna and Tifa prepared for her in the basement – the room was big enough for Lightning to have all her stuff and it came with its own bathroom. Since Serah's sentence was life without parole for the crimes she's done, the pinkette made the decision to donate to charity whatever she could and discard what she couldn't. The only thing of Serah's she saved was a photo album of them as kids. The only major worry Lightning had was if anyone would buy the house. Fortunately, someone made an offer on it that she couldn't refuse. Relocating would be a huge worry for Light, since the home was sold.
Outside of that, Fang was the only thing dominating her thoughts and dreams. It got to the point where she was thinking of the brunette as a lover and not just her friend. Lightning and Fang had their weekly meet ups at the coffeehouse, which would become daily – when the brunette was working, they would meet there during her lunch break. On her off days, they would go there for hours. Fang was thrilled to hear that Light sold her house, but couldn't help but wonder where the pinkette would go. Fang would hold off the offer for Light to move in with her until the time was right, which would take one month.
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Over the course of the next month, Fang was working on the courage to ask Lightning two things – the first being if they're willing to take what their friendship to the next level, the second being if she wants to move in with her. Yuna, Tifa and Fang went into overdrive on both elements. Yuna had her sisterly like chats with Lightning about the brunette a few times a week, mentioning that if she moved in with Fang, she would be okay, as the house the brunette lives in is just the right size, and comfortable. She also told the pinkette to confess the feelings she has had for the brunette all this time, saying that it would only be fair for both if she said what she felt for her.
Tifa gave Fang a helping hand with the house. For reasons unknown, Fang went against selling it. Fang and Tifa had a one-on-one chat about this topic, since Vanille was part of the same drug ring Serah was in. Tifa took a thorough look of the home and was happy that the brunette didn't sell it – it was the kind of home she can see Lightning live in, since Fang got rid of the items she deemed toxic. Since neither Fang or Lightning drink alcohol, that wouldn't be an issue for either woman. The fact that Fang kept her home in order made Tifa smile – it was Tifa who told Fang that Lightning was a neat freak.
It would be Friday night after work that Fang would invite Lightning over to her house for dinner. Lightning couldn't refuse a home cooked meal, since it was something that she had a major weakness for. Although initially lost she found the brunette's house – the exact description Yuna gave her. The pinkette couldn't stop staring or smiling at it. Although it was in a more secluded area of town it felt just right to her, considering the events from the last few months. Upon getting to the door after minutes of staring at the home, she rang the doorbell…a variation of the band's first Number One hit.
It didn't take Fang long to get to the door, as Light was the only person she was expecting. The outfit Lightning wore made the brunette's jaw drop – a simple button-down blouse and nice slacks, but the fact that the blouse was a shoulder length blouse that revealed the right amount of skin and light makeup plus Light holding a stuffed animal holding Fang's favourite flowers and a card was what really did it for the brunette. Fang took the flowers from the stuffed animal and put them into the vase she just purchased just days before as Lightning walked into the house after Fang ushered her in.
Fang returned to where Lightning was in the living room and led her to the dining room, which a divider separated that from the kitchen. The brunette pulled out Light's chair and pushed it back in once the pinkette sat down. "I'll be back shortly – I have to wrap up dinner," Fang whispered in her ear, just before giving her a peck on the cheek. While Fang would get the dinner on the respective plates – both Tifa and Yuna admitted to the brunette what the pinkette eats because Light's diet is close to that of a soldier, healthy – Lightning placed her hand on the cheek the brunette planted her lips on, thinking if she felt the same, that there is a possibility they can be lovers.
The two women eat their meal in comfortable silence, with the only times of conversation being from Lightning, and how the meal was cooked to perfection, which made the brunette blush to a shade close to a fire fighter truck. It was when Lightning went to gather the dishes Fang made her move, despite how nervous she was despite the brunette not showing it.
"Light…there's a reason why I invited you over ta have dinner with me…" Fang starts, making the pinkette stop in her tracks and sat back down. "Umm…uh…umm…I don't know exactly where ta start here, since I've never done something like this before. I just hope that ya're patient and allow me ta say what I want ta tell ya…
Damn it woman, just say it!
"Over the last few months, things got interesting, when ya entered my life. The first moment I met ya, there was something special about ya that takes my breath away. I don't know why but ya're a very special person ta me, and I hope ya stay just the way ya are…just stay that special person ta me. I wrote a poem for ya a while ago, but didn't have the courage ta read it ta ya…until now. I hope you like it, I call it 'My Love…from a Distance'
My Love…from a Distance
Each night I look at the clearest sky
above the earth my feet are on…
I send you my love…from a distance,
because you're not here with me,
where I know that you will be safe
with me, in my arms, holding you tight.
I really wish I could just tell you
what I feel for you, that I love you…
but life keeps getting in the way,
preventing me from making you mine,
so, I send you my love…from a distance
as the tears fall from my green eyes.
You know and understand my past,
and yet you still love me for me,
but what will it really take for you to see
that you truly belong here, with me…
is it my love…from a distance that would
light the way for you to come home to me?
Please let me know someday if you feel
the same way about me as I do for you…
it is my love…from a distance, from my heart,
which only beats for you, that heals the
wounds from the past and makes me whole,
but I won't know until you tell me.
Lightning stares at Fang for a good three minutes, processing everything she was just told by the brunette. Slowly but surely, a wide smile appeared on her face – which was usually reserved for only Yuna and Tifa. "Fang, come here," Lightning mentions, patting her lap for Fang to sit on. Although hesitant at first, the brunette goes to the chair the pinkette is sitting on and sits on her lap. Fang takes a gentle hold of her hands, making circles and sweet caresses.
"Is everything okay? Light…" Fang starts, facing the pinkette, before being silenced with a gentle and sincere kiss to the lips.
"Fang, I have two questions for you. First one…why did you wait this long to tell me? I wish you said something sooner. I'm glad to have met you too, although the circumstances should have been better. The fact that you treat me like a normal person means the world to me, and I wouldn't trade that for anything. I want to be with you too, because I know you'll keep me safe," Lightning says, placing her arms around the brunette's waist, placing an ear to her chest so she can hear the brunette's heartbeat.
They would stay like this for a hour, before Fang would gently pry herself away from Lightning's arms but not from her lap. "Ya have a second question for me, Light…" Fang begins as she sees Lightning look up at her, prompting the pinkette to ask the other question.
"Is there room in this house for me?" Lightning replies, with a huge smile and a laugh, the very same laugh that made the brunette laugh as well.
"Are ya serious…ya want ta move in with me?"
"I do. When I got here, it was then I wanted to move in with you. Although this is just a house…but you're my home, the one I want to come home to every night."
"Ya have no idea how easy ya made this for us…thanks…Sunshine," Fang finishes, flashing Light her winning smile. They kissed again, this time with more confidence.
Lightning would move in with Fang the next day and they have a happily ever after type of life together – with the usual bumps in the road. To them, they have each other and that mattered the most.
FIN
A/N #2: The elements used in the story in more detail…in Elysium, Snow got Serah pregnant which prompted her to leave Luxerion and strain the relationship with Lightning. Before that, Serah had an incestual relationship with Lightning and was obsessive with her (she was in an on-and-off relationship with Snow and had a fling with Noel). Lightning makes peace for what happened in the past by talking to Serah about it but Light needs time to repair herself before the sister relationship can be fixed. In Unfaithful, Vanille and Fang pretended to be in love with each other for a long time, although Lightning is in a relationship with Cid but isn't very happy in it herself. It is revealed late in the story that Vanille likes men, meaning that she lied about her sexuality. Also, Vanille had Fang on a leash a bit which likely caused Fang to go to Lightning. In the end, Fang is happier with Lightning than she ever was with Vanille, as it's hinted that Vanille is happy with Yuj. With Lightning's tattoos bit I mentioned, it's a combo of the ones she has in her Dark Muse gear in LR but added one of my own – one of my tattoos is the 3 X's, which is the common marking for one who is Straight Edge (more on that in a bit).
As for the real-life part to the tale – I watched this on Investigation Discovery (cable channel in the US) called Blood Relatives – there was a woman who lived in Northern California by the name of Stevie Allman, who had a good income from her line of work as a secretary (Google Stevie Allman death if that helps). She became an activist on the issue of drugs in her neighborhood, but had an issue with her younger sister Sarah Mitchell, who was freeloading off her to no end. It got to the point where Sarah was stealing money from some of her siblings, Stevie included (Sarah had previous arrests for prostitution and fraud, plus she abused drugs and alcohol). Once Stevie found out what was really going on, Stevie basically kicked Sarah out of the house, which drove Sarah over the edge. Sarah bludgeoned Stevie to death before dismembering her body then setting the house on fire. It would take local authorities 2 years before finding out the truth, that Sarah killed Stevie for money. Sarah was given the sentence of life without parole for what she did. As for the Straight Edge bit – for those of you who don't know, it's a lifestyle that one doesn't smoke, drink or do drugs (it goes back to the classic punk rock scene), a lifestyle I've lived since July 2010. Getting clean and sober is one thing – maintaining it is another story. Mine is on my inner right forearm.
A/N #3: Real life stuff and tale update…I'm getting tattoo work in any day now, I won't update this for a few weeks (not only do I need the arm to heal but I'll be back at work next week, which will give me time to think of the material for the next chapter). C2E2 could have been better in my opinion. I won't say more here, but if you want, send me a PM and I'll be more than happy to tell the tale in full. As for the next chapter, I'm leaning towards Vanille and Serah both being dead, with all four women already knowing each other as of now, but that can change. If it is this route I'm taking next, it'll very likely be based on a "what if" scenario, as in what if Lightning and Fang fail to stop Vanille from performing Soul Song in LR. Make sure to follow this to find out which route I take next. Cheers!
